A new problem arises!

" What's all this?" Lucy asked staring at the drawing in the air.

" It's a chart listing out the dark guilds." Mira replied

" Wii. She had me draw it up for her." Reedus said.

" It's troubling sight. There are far more than I realized." Erza said

" What brought this on?" Lucy asked the group

" They've been noticeably more active as of late. That means we need to strengthen relationships with our fellow guilds " Mira answered.

" What's the big circle in the middle?" Gray asked

" I know exactly what it is. It's the baram alliance of dark guilds. The three major players in that alliance are Oracion seis, Tartaros, and Grimoire heart. All powerful in their own right. Combined they are the strongest force in the shadowy guild underworld. Each controls lesser guilds that carry out the dirty work they don't want to do themselves. But there is one on this chart that remains independent, Raven Tail." Juvia answered.

" Oh man. I recognize the name eisenwald." Lucy complained.

" I'm sure. That's the guild erigor belonged to." Erza said.

" So eisenwald was just a sub guild that worked under Oracion seis?" Gray asked.

" I don't see what the problem is. Those guys were lame." Marco spoke up having just arrived himself.

" Oh, marco you're here." Mira said

" Yup, I just through taking the girls and their parents back home. It was nice to see them again. Anyway, what's up with the whole dark guild presentation. Oh, you take this one down and that one as well. I destroyed those two in my last two missions." Marco said pointing to one of Oracion seis sub guilds and one of grimoire hearts.

" Me and gajeel took down most of oracion seis sub guilds ourselves when we were in phantom lord, of course fairy tail wasn't one of them." Juvia said.

" Probably not a good idea to remind them of that." Gray spoke up.

" Creepy! Hey, you guys, do you think they'll take it out on us?" Lucy asked

" Oh, don't worry about them. From what I hear they only have six members in the guild anyway." Wakaba said

" Yeah, they sound like small potatoes if you ask me." Macao said in agreement

" Don't underestimate them. Those six wizards make up one of most powerful guilds out there." Mira replied.

" Yeah, sounds like a classic quality over quantity argument here." Marco added in.

" Speaking of the oracion seis, word has come down we must destroy them." Makarov said as he entered the guild.

" What?!" The guild members asked.

' Well, guess it's time to go to war then.' Marco thought.

" Welcome back master!" Mira said causing the rest of the guild members to fall over. " I hope you had a good time at the conference.

" I'm sure." Lucy answered the woman

" But master what do you mean by that?" Erza asked.

" oracion seis recent activity was the focus of much discussion at the conference. They pose an urgent threat that can no longer be ignored. Therefore, they will be dealt with immediately. We will take them down before they can harm any of our fellow guilds we have sworn to protect." Makarov spoke.

" And we got to do all the heavy lifting right?" Gray asked

" Fairy tail will take them on by ourselves?" Juvia asked

" This enemy is far more powerful than any other we have faced before. To fight them alone would be too dangerous. Our attack would surely incur the wrath of the entire Baram alliance in no time. Which is why fairy tail will join a coalition of magical guilds." Makarov said.

" A coalition?!" The guild asked

" Fairy tail, Blue pegasus!" Makarov said

" Haha, looks like ichiya and I get to take these guys on together." Marco said in excitement.

" Lamia scale, and Cait shelter. These four guilds will select members to represent them in the allied force. Together we will work to bring down the enemy." Makarov finished

" But we can handle it ourselves gramps. In fact, I could probably do it alone." Natsu said before Erza punched him in the head

" Don't be a fool, the master is wise to consider the long-term consequences." Erza said to the boy.

" Whoa, we are talking about six people guys. Are they really all that scary?" Lucy asked

" Who's going?" Erza asked.

" Marco! You will be fairy tail's team leader followed by Natsu, Erza, Lucy, and gray." Makarov said.

" You got it boss!" Marco answered." Alright! you heard him guys go get ready. We leave in three hours." Marco said

" Why three hours?" Mira asked.

" Because I need to spend a little time with my favorite lady." Marco answered dragging the laughing woman out of the guild hall.

Later

" Alright, everyone ready?" Marco asked.

" We're all set." Erza answered.

" Hey, man are you ok? You've got some bruises and bite marks around your neck." Gray asked.

" Gray?!" Lucy yelled in embarrassment.

" What did I do?" Gray asked.

" It's fine, you're young you'll learn." Marco said rubbing the guy's head.

" Hey, knock it." Gray said to the man.

" Alright, everyone let's go." Marco said as the carriage began moving.

" NOOOOOOOOO!" Natsu yelled as the carriage took off